Egg-carrier.



L. A. DEGGINGER.

EGG CARRIER.

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M WM L. A. DEGGINGEB.

EGG CARRIER. APPLICATION FILED 05926, I914.

Patented June 22, 1915.

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i l h E? i i" renew marina on n L GUIS A. DEGGINGER, OF COYINGTON, KENTUCKY, A$SIGNQR TO NO BEEEK EGG CARRIER COMPANY, 01 ClNOINNI-LTI, CHIS. A CQEI'PGRATIGN (.31? $1516.

EGG-GA'BEIER.

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Specification o Iietters Patent.

Patented June 2%, i911.

Application filed December 26. 1914;. Serial No. 879,133.

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Be'it known that l. Louis A. DEFGINGEB, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Goring-ton, in the coiuity of Ken ton and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in EggC/arriers, oi which the following is a specification.

My present invenfloi; is an improvement of the egg trays and locking device for the egg carrier in my former Patent #1.,124313 and also to use in connection therewith the unique candling means illustrated and claimed in said patent.

This new carrier is made for carrying one or several dozen eggs, and can be packed in the usual egg crate, so that the eggs can be sold and delivered to the retail purchaser in packages containing a dozen or more eggs. The eggs can also be placed in these carriers from a bulk supply and delivered to the purchaser at the final sales place or they can be placed in the carriers by the fame: or original source of supply, or they may be sent by mail.

One of the salient features of my invention consists in providing. unique and specially constructed egg tray which is sus' pended so the eggs will be held in the suspended tray and also be cushioned, thus cutting the breakage of eggs to a minimum.

. Another feature of my invention consists in providing the body of this new carrier with slots or openings of peculiar shape and contour and placed in varying lines or positions with reference to the egg pockets in the tray, thus forcing or attaining a e fiected light, so that the whole of the becomes vi rihlc tor candling purpose and can thus be used for candling the eggs by the farmer, Wholesaler, retailer or pur chaser. They can, it de: .l. he refilled and any number of candle Anotl'ier feature and great the present egg" carrier consists In providing an automatic lock for the body portion so that when filled it can be iolde together and locked and can only be opened by manual means; except in case of accident.

My egg carrier is oi unique construction and constructed so that it forms a structure which is braced from every point, thus retaining its original and normal positions and term. Its various other features and (lvantage of advantages will readily become apparent from the following:specification.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of the specification, Fi ure 1, is an isonietric view of thecarrier, c osccl. Fig. 2, is an isometric view thereof with one side opcne'lup and droppeddown to illustrate the. construction of the egg carrying tray. Fig. 3, is an isometric view of the egg carrier closed, and looking at it from the bottom. Fig. 4, is an end view of the carrier, closed. Fig. 5, is a longitudinal section taken on the line 55 of Fig. Fig. 6, is a broken away plan view of part oi the egg tray, as it appears When in position, and Fig.1 a plan or fiat view of the egg tray, partly hrolaen away, as it appears before being nested for the body portion.

The body of the egg carrier is composed of our semi-annular, elongated half tubes or sections, 1, 2, 3, 4, made from a sheet of card board or any suitable material.

The eggcarrying tray l which fits into the body of the egg carrier is composed of a strip or strips ofcard board or the like, having central elongated eye shaped slots-cs5, and at intervals bent up and folded to form a double wall 6 of an inverted V,-shape in contour; betweenthese Walls 6 are formed the egg carrying pockets 7. At their outer edges the egg carrying pockets 7, are cut by aslot 8 and the folding edges. 9 are turned up one overlapping the other at the bottom so as form a double supportfor the eggs, the walls of the annular body portions 1 and t when in position pressing the folding edges 9 into a contour conforming, to the shape thereof so that the egg; will be cush ioned, and the lower one of the edges form ing a pier orbearing which first receives the shock and absorbs it, thus preventing said shock from'reaching; the egg; the egg on the inner side of the pockets being protected from injury by the peculiar slope of the carrier walls and the slots 10- It will he noticed that the slots 8 are quite marked in degwe of Width, this prevents binding and allows play and. enables the edges to readily overlap.

The carrying tray 4 is supported in carrier by reason of the slots pa i over the inner meeting edges 12bit the oody parts 2 and a, sothat said egg; tray will be, suppoize-cl and suspended "on said edges 12, anair space 13 being left cushioned by said air space.

i The slots 5 are preferably rounded at their ends 20 so as to readily fit over the edge 12, andstraddle the same. I

The slots 10 are half rounded on one side, or may be of any other preferred shape or contour and are usually and preferably cut in the bottom of the carrier at the inner meeting edges 12 of the body parts 2 and 3 at a'suitable distance from the top of edges 12, one slot being cut ineach side of the edge 12 so as toprovide a slot for each pocket.

In the outer body portions 1 and 4 opposite each egg pocket 7, at a point near the inner'meeting edge of the carrier body parts 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, Iplace elongated slots as 14 formed widest at the middle and narrowed at the edges so as to form means for allowing light to enter over an extended space. These slots 10 and 14: are .at the farthest points apart possiblein the carr er on each side so that the entire egg can be properly candied. By looking through slots 10 the slots 14 being next to the light used for candling, a reflection of the rays of light is thrown throughout the whole egg pocket and around it so that the whole of the egg is visible and thus a satisfactory candling of the eggs results. It will be seen that the eggs can be candied by the farmer, wholesaler'or commission house, the retailer or the consumer or by all of them, without removing the eggs from the egg carrier, making the candling ofthe eggs quick, thorough, convenient and highly satisfactory. These holes or slots can be of any desired shape or contour and placed at any part of the egg carrier found most desirable.

The egg carrier when empty can be refilled with eggs and used as a candling device until worn out.

In order that the egg carrying tray, will,

when nested together in the body portion,

fit the inner contour of the half sections 1 and 4 when they'arc folded, I form cutaway edges 23 at the line 25 which forms the apex of the folded sides" 66 of the egg pockets when the tray is suspended in the body portion'; this makes a snug fit and also prevents cutting of the body portion, which would result if the edges were sharp and not cut away.

A great desideratum in egg carriers is to hold or look them in a closed position, so

that they will not unfold, but ren'iain in the normal packed position. This has been done by clasps, strings and other extraneous I means, which are highly :iiiiectioizablrz and readily get out of order and be and in many cases, a t'otricd which becomes loosened very readily. A

great many eggs are broken because these egg carriers do not keep in the position 1n which they are intended to remain, and thus' they become loosened and the eggs are broken. I overcome these 0b] Ctl0IlS by locking my egg carrier automatically, and

when locked, it can only be opened by manual means or extra eliort. To accomplish this end, I provide the egg carrying tray 1'' with slots 15, which slots have side recesses 21, in the present instance two on each side thereof, the slots 15 extending on each side of the recesses 21, see particularly Fig, 7. When the egg tray is folded to form the egg pockets'with the walls 6'6 the slots 15 and the recesses 21 are disposed similarly on each side of the apex 25 so that they form What might be termed double slots and double recesses. To further carry this locking device into effect I form at the outer edges of the folding halves 1 and'4 ribs or ridges 22, which ribs when the egg tray is suspended in the bodyportionare forced into the slots 15and when said ribs reach the double recesses 21 they automatically pass into said recesses on account of the spring in the curvature of the half sections 1 and 4, and in-this position the parts remain, as the ribs 22 can not-leave therecesses as they are firmly held therein and locked againstdisplacement of any kind, and the half sections 1' and 4 can not be opened except by manual means and then only by an extra eflorh' The case will remain locked and in a normal position under all conditions from the time of original packing until final delivery. This peculiar lock therefore, by holding the covering sections 1 and 4 in the thoroughly dependable breaking the eggs. 1

The slots 15 and recesses 21 may be of any desired shape or contour, and the rib 22 may be broken at intervals and not continuous,

osition adds reat-1v as a )reventive in the main object being to provide some kind and fillers now uscdyand. can be handled with great convenience by, the retailer. and

having a peculiar combined degree-of stiffness andliexibility can be handled by the consumer witl'rease and pleasure and with satisfactory results.

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case in a sanitur and Whoiesome oonon, n and oii'ords a pleasant touch when the egg carrier handled.

While I have described and shown one specific form of egg carrier, it wil readii be apparent that various modifications the same can be made, Without departing from the spirit or principle of the invention, and I wish to he understood that such modi tioations will fall Within the scope of my in rotation.

What I claim as new and my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

i 1. In. on egg carrier of the class described, :1 body portion made of a series of half sections joined together, and capable of being folded together, an egg carrying tray, said egg onrrving tray connected to the body portion, the outer half sections of the body portions each provided with a rib and the egg carrying: trey provided with engege- -"ts, whereby. when the two outer half secns are folded to close the oerrier, the ribs will automatically enter said engagement slots and lock the body and egg carrying trey together.

in an egg carrier of the class described, 2t body portion med-e oi- 2. series of heir" sections joined together, end capable of being foided together, an egg carrying trey, said carrying trey supported in me body portion, the outer halt sections of the body portion each or vided with a rib, and the egg carrying tray provided with Vertical siots having laterally disposed recesses, whereby, when the two outer halves are folded to close t 1e carrier, the ribs Wili enter and become interlocked with. said laterally disposed recesses 3. In on egg carrier of the class described, a body portion comprising a series of half seotionseapable of being folded together, an egg carrying tray supported therein and combined therewith, the two outer halves of the body portion provided near their outer ed'res with ribs embossed therein and the tray portion provided with engaging slots, so that when the carrier is folded and closed the ribs on the outer halves of the body portion will engage the slots in the tray portion and become interlocked therewith.

LOUIS A. DEGGINGEB.

Witnesses H. E. Censrnn's, L. M. DUNLAP. 

